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The GOP-dominated Michigan House has approved a bill making it legal for student counselors and therapists to refuse LGBT clients based on religious objections. The bill is named for Julea Ward, the Michigan student who was refused graduation when she rejected a gay client because her Christian beliefs did not allow her to treat “immoral persons.” The bill reads: A …

Queens fifth grader Kameron Slade was prohibited from giving a speech supporting same-sex marriage when he competed in a school-wide competition. His mother, who doesn’t want to be identified, said the principal told her the topic is inappropriate. “For him to be denied the right to voice his opinion really upsets me,” she said. “I was really looking forward to …

A Florida literacy teacher has been charged with child abuse after telling students to cut each other in order to allow the release of the demons which infected them. Police say Danielle Harkins, 35, told half a dozen teens that they had demons inside them and the only way to get them out was to slice open their skin and …

In the spring of 2013, the Center for Gay & Lesbian Studies at City University of New York plans to stage a conference titled “Homonationalism and Pinkwashing.” And that’s got some folks very upset. “This conference is not an academic exercise designed to promote and encourage different points of view on LGBT issues; it is simply a venue to criticize …

Students are banned from carrying cell phones at New York City’s public schools, but rather than leave the devices at home, many students pay $1/day to leave them with mobile storage companies whose trucks are parked outside the school grounds. Nice racket, eh? But yesterday one of the trucks was robbed at gunpoint of hundreds of phones. Panic and wailing …

A Massachusetts court has ruled against an atheist couple who sued after their public school children were present during the “under God” portion of the Pledge of Allegiance. Middlesex Superior Court Judge Jane Haggerty also ruled there was no violation of state law or the school’s anti-discrimination policy. The judge ruled that including “under God” in a voluntary patriotic exercise …

According to CBN, homosexual activists are behind New York City’s bid to keep churches out of public schools. I’ve blogged about this battle several times, but the situation remains unresolved.

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The Erie School District has banned Todd Parr’s well-regarded The Family Book because it mentions that some families have two moms or two dads. “The parents concerns that were voiced were the source of the material. it was from G.L.S.E.N. (gay, lesbian and straight network). And also the book that won’t be used moving forward was a family book and …

Over the horrified screams of Catholic groups, the Ontario government is ordering all schools to allow gay-straight alliance clubs. Ontario Education Minister Laurel Broten said there would be no compromises. “Schools need to be safe places for kids to be themselves — and for some kids, that means being able to name a club a gay-straight alliance,” Ms. Broten said. …

You may recall that last fall New Jersey public school teacher Vicki Knox was so upset by a pro-gay bulletin board at her school, she took to Facebook to launch a tirade calling gays “perverted spirits” whose sin “breeds like cancer.” Knox was then suspended for conduct unbecoming a public servant, leading local anti-gay groups to protest the school board …

Butler County Republican Party co-chair Hardy Billington has published the above lie-filled ad in Poplar Bluff’s Daily American Republic in support of Missouri’s pending “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Billington, a Baptist deacon, is running for reelection to the Poplar Bluff school board. He crows about the changes he’s made during his tenure: Before I was president of the board, they …

“How can we quote the Bible in support of our moral values when the Old Testament contains laws calling for the stoning of a woman who lost her virginity before marriage? Actually, based on biblical principles, both Judaism and Christianity teach that such laws are not for today.* But could you imagine what America would look like if sex outside …

Reactions below the Think Progress clip. Human Rights Campaign “Arne Duncan joins Joe Biden now in embracing civil marriage for committed gay and lesbian couples. Duncan speaking out is particularly important given his role as the nation’s top education official. In supporting marriage equality, he communicates to all students that they deserve an equal shot at the American dream of …

Tennessee’s infamous “Don’t Say Gay” education bill has been pulled by its sponsor and will die without passage as the current legislative session ends. But there’s a catch. The decision by Rep. Joey Hensley, R-Hohenwald, means that SB49 will die with the adjournment of the 107th General Assembly. Legislative leaders hope that will be today. Hensley said the officials of …